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Australia’s Macquarie among lenders to Thames Water’s parent company
Controversial investment bank could play important role in fate of Britain’s biggest water firmBusiness live –...
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Vet group CVS warns over risk to personal information in cyber-attack
Chain says it has experienced operational disruption after hackers gained access to its IT systemsOne of...
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IMF warns BoE over keeping UK interest rates high due to fixed-rate mortgages
Risk of declining consumption, house price falls and defaults as tighter policy finally has impactBusiness live...
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John Lewis names former Tesco UK boss as next chair of group
Jason Tarry poised to take over from Sharon White when she steps down in SeptemberBusiness live...
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Brexit import charges may mean rise in food prices, say trade groups
Fees of up to £145 on EU animal and plant products through Dover and Folkestone begin...
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Network Rail to spend £2.8bn to cope with effects of climate crisis
Funding for drains, embankments and other measures is part £45.4bn five-year investment planBusiness live – latest...
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Fresh crisis for Thames Water as investors pull plug on £500m of funding
Decision raises concerns about financial future of UK’s biggest water companyBusiness live – latest updatesInvestors at...
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WeWork co-founder Adam Neumann bids to buy it back for more than $500m
Former CEO of shared office space rental company has reportedly been in talks with investorsBusiness live...
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UK food price inflation slows to 4.5% but many still struggling
Waitrose and Ocado win new shoppers while a quarter of households are feeling the squeezeBusiness live...
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Longest sustained rise in people too sick to work since 1990s, says thinktank
Resolution Foundation points to legacy of Covid as it warns that near-record 2.7m people are too...
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Vodafone-Three merger could mean higher prices, UK watchdog warns
CMA plans in-depth investigation into deal that would create UK’s largest mobile phone operatorThe planned merger...
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‘Jaw-droppers’: Bentley profits top £500m as rich seek personalised cars
Wealthy are willing to pay more than double the standard price of £170,000, says luxury carmakerThe...
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Unilever to cut 7,500 jobs globally and splitt off ice-cream division
Magnum to Marmite consumer goods group plans productivity programme to save £684mBusiness live – latest updatesUnilever...
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Reeves to promise ‘decade of economic renewal’ if Labour wins power
Shadow chancellor will tell high-profile financial audience that ‘mission-led’ governments must take a lead in turbulent...
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GPs call for health tech boss Frank Hester to resign after Abbott remarks
BMA committee votes in emergency motion after Tory donor’s comments about MP condemned as racist and...
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John Lewis bounces back to profit but no bonus for workers again
Chain says ‘plan is working’ after 2% rise in sales helps transforms £234m loss in 2023...
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Nearly 5,000 UK chain stores closed last year at rate of 14 a day
Pharmacies, banks and pubs retreat from town and city centres knocked by failure of Wilko last...
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US investor Elliott ends bid to buy UK retailer Currys
Bidder says multiple attempts to engage with high street group’s board were rejectedThe US investment group...
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Thames Water absent from industry’s £180m anti-pollution drive
Ministers disappointed by decision of one of worst sewage dumpers not to join England-wide initiativeThames Water...
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National Lottery operator had borrowed millions from Kremlin-owned banks
Exclusive: Syndicate agreed to lend up to €640m to Allwyn in 2020, two years before contract...
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MoD paid millions into Saudi account amid BAE corruption scandal
Documents show officials stressing need to ‘keep the Saudis on side’ after revelations about notorious al-Yamamah...
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Luxury clothing brand Matchesfashion to enter administration
New owner Frasers Group decides it is unwilling to fund turnaroundThe luxury clothing retailer Matchesfashion is...
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ITV profits plunge by 60% amid brutal advertising downturn
Slump in ad revenue outweighs record income from studio businessITV has recorded a sharp drop in...
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US firm Carlyle to take control of Southend airport after debt deal
Essex-based hub to pass into hands of private-equity firm after agreement on £194m debtSouthend airport is...